Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-11-24 | Page 2 | R. R. Station Agents Given Raise in Pay

R. R. STATION AGENTS GIVEN RAISE IN PAY I WASHINGTON, Nov. 23. Railroad station sta-tion agents today were granted by Director Di-rector General McAdoo a general wage Increase of $25 per month above the rate prevailing last January 1, with a minimum mini-mum of $f5 per month. Eight hours is to bo considered a day's work, with pro rata pay for two hours' overtime and time and a half for service above ten hours. The order affects about 2500 station agents who are telegraphers and who consequently were not covered by tho recent wage lerease for telegraphers. The wage advance does not apply to men paid $30 or less a month for special spe-cial services requiring only a portion of their time. Exceptions also are made for a few agents who received $50 or less a month, for whom a straight advance of $25 is granted, without application of the $3 ft minimum. The wage increase order was the first official document signed by lr. McAdoo i today following the announcement of his ; resignation on the ground of inadequate j pay for cabinet officers.